Dixie State University is shifting its focus to better benefit two-year degree-seeking students. DSU is set to interview for a new associate provost position in March, and the applicant will join the team in April. The Associate Provost of Academic Success and Director of Community College Studies will engage with students seeking associate’s degrees and certificates. […]
The Dixie State University Faculty Senate voted to open its meetings on Feb. 14. After postponing the vote in January, the faculty senate met in the Jeffrey R. Holland Centennial Commons building, where 20 members of the senate voted to open its meetings and two voted against. A debate over the openness of the body’s meetings […]
Watching James McAvoy’s character switch between his different alters in the thrilling movie “Split” is enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine, but it’s movies like this that create problematic stigmas about mental health. Hollywood has been portraying people with mental illnesses as killers, drug addicts and hurdles for heroes to conquer for as long as […]
Academic schedule changes are set to hit Dixie State University students at the beginning of the fall 2020 semester. Provost Michael Lacourse, vice president of academic affairs, said DSU is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which requires universities to have 15 weeks of instruction and one week set aside for final […]
Going from living with people who you’ve known your entire life to living with five strangers from a variety of backgrounds can be interesting, to say the least. I’ve had my fair share of not-so-fun experiences living with roommates, and most people can say the same. When six students with totally different personalities are crammed into […]
Three students from the Navajo Nation plan to share their culture with students, faculty and staff at the 23rd Miss Native Dixie on Jan. 29. Mike Nelson, the assistant director of the Multicultural and Inclusion Center and the Native American student adviser, said the Miss Native Dixie pageant goes hand-in-hand with D-Queen and Miss Dixie, […]
The longest government shutdown in American history doesn’t seem to have an end in sight, and it is creating complicated situations for students all over the nation. Unlike the 2013 government shutdown, this shutdown is the equivalent of a toddler holding his breath until he gets what he wants. President Donald Trump is content with holding […]
Dixie State University Athletics announced its decision to join the Division I Western Athletic Conference on Jan. 11 in the Student Activity Center. Lionel Hollins, DSU alumnus and basketball member of the Hall of Fame, hosted the event, and Gov. Gary Herbert, President Biff Williams and other public officials were also present. DSU will be leaving behind the newly-admitted […]
Dixie State University was able to put into practice training and already-established security measures when the North Plaza Building and Student Testing Center were evacuated after a bomb threat was issued during finals week. Nation-wide threats According to a statement released by Blair Barfuss, chief of campus police, the DSU Student Testing Center received an […]
The Dixie State University North Plaza Building and Student Testing Center were evacuated by DSU Campus Police and Fire teams, and students were asked to stay away as a bomb threat was issued Thursday. DSU posted to Twitter at 11:55 a.m.: “St. George Police & Fire have responded to a bomb threat at the DSU Testing […]
